Golden Buzzer: World Taekwondo Demonstration Team Shocks the Judges - America’s Got Talent 2021
Picture and Video courtesy NBC America’s Got Talent
Business Lessons from America's Got Talent
When talking about business, it is usually delivering on your promises and providing a great client experience. The process is different for everyone, but it starts with intimately understanding your client’s needs and creating deliverables that solve real-world problems for your customer.
Building a Team
Once you identify the fundamentals, the most important business element is getting your team working together towards a single objective. That is not always easy. Everyone pulling in the same direction requires discipline, dedication, planning, organization, and execution so you can reach your stated objectives. Your team is only as strong as the weakest member. It’s critical everyone understands they are not working independently.
Hiring the Best People
Remember, one of the most important elements of a leader’s role in hiring the best people, don’t rush to hire. If you must replace a team member, do so decisively. Hire slowly and fire quickly. Sometimes this includes taking another path and changing your initial approach to attain your goal.
Adapting to the Rapidly Changing World
Given how rapidly the world is changing, you will likely have to make continuous course corrections to your business strategy to stay relevant and grow your audience. In a post-pandemic world, being digitally agile and adapting to the digital world is one of the most important investments you can make in yourself and your business.
An Organic Approach
Businesses need not only be about attaining a goal; I believe in a synergistic relationship between work and play. Clients want an organic approach to their lifestyle where they can have the flexibility they want with a successful business that is self-sustaining. This approach can be translated for most things that we do in business and elsewhere if we put in the work.
The World Taekwondo Demonstration Pulls it Together
If someone told me that you could capture everything about achieving success in business through one video, I would have been skeptical. However, I was highly impressed to see that the World Taekwondo Demonstration Team has taken this approach and elements to heart to produce one of the most impressive displays I have ever seen. Unable to perform at the Olympics as expected, they decided to take another path, showing all of us what it truly means to be part of a team in this unlikely display of business success.By Michelle Ricketts
Overall, health and fitness always played a part in Michelle’s life and continue to be part of her consulting approach today, differentiating her from others in the industry. Michelle guides business owners to develop a self-sustaining business, generate more revenue, and take back time to do things that excite them!
Raised by a strong, independent single mother, Michelle’s vision and values were instilled early. Michelle’s entrepreneurial journey started in the 90s in event planning and speaking. In addition to Michelle’s over 30-year Corporate career in Media, Logistics and Financial Services, her passions shaped Michelle’s experience, providing innumerable opportunities to give back as a volunteer.
Passionate about making a difference, Michelle is on a philanthropic foundation, “Board of Advisors,” building sustainable schools in developing countries and supporting Digital Samurai’s efforts, an entrepreneur focused on reducing youth unemployment in Africa through apprenticeships.
Michelle’s 35 years as an Account Executive spanned credit card processing and financial services, transportation, logistics, media, and consulting, with many projects including managing consultative alliances, live event management, and sales team leadership. In 2021 Michelle completed Wardell International Advisor training and had recently undertaken S.O.S. Sales Objection System group training with renowned trainer Joe Marcoux. Her career and entrepreneurial ambitions have taken Michelle outside Canada, providing extensive experience in multiple markets in North America and beyond.
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